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Bannock County emergency management outlines wildfire preparedness, communications upgrades and community drills
Summary
The county's emergency management office described wildfire planning including a community wildfire preparedness plan, fire detection cameras, geofenced alerts and training/drill schedules; the office said it will coordinate burn-ban decisions with local fire districts.
Bannock County Office of Emergency Management staff presented a broad update on wildfire preparedness, communications redundancy and community drills, noting a forthcoming community wildfire preparedness plan, additional fire-detection cameras, and use of geofenced alerts for urgent public notifications.
Vice Jones of the county Office of Emergency Management said the county moved its operations to the Southeast Idaho Council of Governments on Sept. 1 and is monitoring a scheduled county burn ban set to lapse Oct. 1. Jones said staff will consult local fire districts and commissioners to determine whether to extend the ban even though federal agencies have lifted their restrictions.
The office described multiple notification tools used…
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